Protective covering for articles of manufacture during shipment in gondola cars and method of attaching the same



Oct.l5. l940. THOMPSON 2,218,441 PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR ICLES OFMANUFACTURE DURING SHIPMENT IN GONDOLA'CARS AND METHOD ATTACHING THESAME Filed May 2, 938 2 Sheets-Sheet l [mm 5507:. JQME? E. Wow/ 50M.

Oct- 15. 9 0' i J. R. THOMPSON 8, 4

PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE DURING,SHIPMENT INGONDOLA CARS AND METHOD OF ATTACHING THE SAME V Filed May 2, 1958 2Sheets-Sheet 2 J4ME6 E. 7F/0MP50/v.

verse wires consisting of a double wire with the protective coverinterposed therebetween, nailing strips positioned along the free edgesof said protective covering around the car and secured to the wallsthereof for maintaining the edges of' said cover water-tight, and tiewires for fastening the covering and both the longitudinal andtransverse wires together at least at some of the points of intersectionthereof intermediate the car walls for maintaining the cover in positionon the wires at all times. r

2. In a gondola type of car within which articles of manufacture havebeen positioned for shipment, means for protecting the articles ofsecured to the end and side walls of said 'car having an outwardlyextending hook-like tongue portion arranged therewith, said wires beingsecurely fastened to the tongue or said clips, a water-proof protectivecovering extending over the entire area of said car and supported bysaid wires, each of said transverse wires consisting of a double wirewith the protective cover interposed therebetween, nailing stripspositioned along the free edges of the protective covering around thecar and secured to the walls thereof beyond said clips for maintainingthe edges of said covering water-tight, and a tie wire extending throughthe protective covering and around both the longitudinal and transversewires at least at some of the points of intersection thereofintermediate the car walls for binding the same together and to maintainthe protective covering in position on the wires at all times.

JAMES R. THOMPSON

